Loan market is paying dividends for North End

Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom was pleased to see hard work pay off in the loan market this summer.

- by George Hodgson

Preston North End's Alfie Devine applauds the fans at the final whistle

It's an avenue which has served both the Lilywhites, and their manager, well over the years.

Last season, Kaine Kesler-Hayden won player of the year. The latest quartet of temporary recruits at Deepdale are Lewis Dobbin (Aston Villa), Alfie Devine (Spurs), Daniel Jebbison (Bournemouth) and Harrison Armstrong (Everton).

Dobbin and Devine have both scored a couple of goals each, and Heckingbottom is delighted with the attributes all four bring to the table.

As far as convincing loan players to come to the club, it’s something PNE’s manager puts a lot of time into in order to try and fight off competition.